Machine for vending tickets



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MACHINE FOR VENDING TICKETS Filed June 9, 19155 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 ay 19, 1936. J. DOHERTY ET AL. 2,041,636

MACHINE For; VENDING TICKETS Filed June 9, 1953 e sheets-sheet 5 May 19, 1936. W. J. DoHr-:RTY ET Al.

MACHINE FOR VENDING TICKETS Filed June 9, e sheets-sheet 4 l9, 1936 w. J. Doll-IERTY ET Al.

l MACHINE FOR VENDING TICKETS Filed June 9,

6 Sheets-Sheet 5 W. J. DOHERTY ET AL MACHINE FOR VENDING TICKETS Filed June 9, 1933 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 @MMI u\ m. WW Um. mm O m @QN .vk un .,.r Nm mx nu. O N N o f QW \N mx n U Nw I n.01 .umn mr /NVeA/fO/QS i Daher? Patented May 19, 1936 UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICE MACHINE FOR VENDING TICKETS William John Doherty, Haberiield, and Edwin Forbes Gilford, Petersham, New South Wales,

Australia 6 Claims.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an eicient machine for vending certificates in which a predetermined number of share tickets are being sold, but such machine must necessarily involve a large number of features in order to make it simple to operate and also to ensure that it shall be difficult if not impossible to fraudulently manipulate without the detection of the person guilty of such fraudulent manipulation.

A feature of the invention is the exhibition of the certificate in which a predetermined number of share tickets are being sold, the movement of that certificate to an obscured position when the predetermined number of share tickets are sold, the movement of another certicate to its place and the marking of the certificate in which the share tickets have been sold with a word such as Sold to indicate it is a certificate in which 20 a number of persons are share holders or holders of share tickets. Another feature is a means for indicating the number of share tickets that have been sold in the certificate exhibited.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of means whereby the use of a spurious coin may be identified with a particular share ticket issued to a person whose signature and address is retained within the machine.

Another feature of the machine is that each person purchasing a share ticket must write his or her application or name and address upon a tape or paper band that is retained within the machine. Another feature is a desk having a glazed cover and over which the tape or paper band is moved as each share ticket is issued. Yet another feature is that means Aarevprovided for moving the cover to enable the intending pur- Chaser to write his or her application and the replacement of the cover during the issue of each ticket.

Ihe invention embodying these and other features will now be fully explained in the following description wherein reference will be made to the accompanying drawings in which:-

45 Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus, showing in dotted lines the coin operated release to enable the writing desk cover plate to be withdrawn and thus uncover the writing desk.

Figure 2 is a part front elevation showing the position of the cover plate when it has been released by the insertion of coin and actuated by a spring.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the writing desk cover plate viewed from the interior of the Figure 4 is a sectional front elevation of the apparatus the front of the casing and the share ticket elevating delivery chute being removed.

Figure 5 is a sectional elevation, taken on the line A A of Figure 6, the view being taken in the 5 direction of arrow and showing the cam operated bell crank for withdrawing the certificate in which a predetermined number of share tickets have been issued and also the cams for operating the share ticket stamps.

Figure 6 is a sectional plan with the cover removed.

Figure 7 is a sectional elevation taken on the line B B of Figure 6, the view being taken in the direction of the arrow, and illustrating the writl5 ing desk and paper roll.

Figure 8 is a sectional elevation taken on the line C C of Figure 6, showing the coin in a position to enable the machine to be operated by the handle which is shown in dotted lines for the purpose of clearness.

Figure 9 is a sectional elevation similar to Figure 8 but with the operating handle at the completion of its stroke, a portion of the handle being shown in dotted lines for the purpose of clearness.

Figure 10 is a sectional elevation taken on the line D D of Figure 6 showing the means for stamping each of the certificates each time a share ticket is sold and means for withdrawing the certificate into a receptacle when a predetermined number 0f share tickets have been issued.

Figure 11 is a fragmental sectional elevation taken onV the line E E of Figure 6, showing the share ticket magazine and means for ejecting a share ticket each time the operating handle is r manually operated, the operating handle or lever being shown for the purpose of clearness.

Figure 12 is a sectional elevation taken on the line E E of Figure 6 and showing the position of the parts when the operating handle (which is shown for the purpose of clearness) has been returned to its normal position.

The mechanism of the machine is housed in a suitable metal casing 2| of any convenient shape and any portion or side thereof may be hinged or provided with a door or doors to give access to the interior thereof.. The casing 2| is provided with a slot 22 (Figures 1 and 2) through which the operating handle 23 is moved and a coin slot 24 through which a coin 25 passes into a coin chute 50 26. The coin passes from the coin chute 26 into an approximately V shaped throat 21 (Figures 8 and 9) formed upon a coin transferring arm 21a, for'the purpose of transferring it from a position at the bottom of the chute 26 to the upper portion 55 of the coin exhibiting receptacle 26a. The coin in its passage through the coin chute 26 is caused to impinge against one end of a spring controlled catch 28 forcing it outwardly, the other end 28a of the catch 28 disengages it from another catch 29 forming one end of a cover plate 38 adapted to slide in guides 3l that are secured at the sides of a writing aperture 32 formed in the casing 2l. The cover plate v30 lis actuated by a spring 33 in tension, one end of which is secured to the cover plate 36 by a pin 34 the other end being secured by a pin 35 fixed to the wall of the ycasing 2|, so that when the catch 29 is released the spring 33 will withdraw the cover plate and expose the aperture 32. The coin 25 having fallen from the coin chute 26 into the V shaped throat 2l in the coin transferring arm 27a (Figure 8) the operating handle 23 (the lower end of which and the coin transferring arm 21a are rigidly securedvupon a main shaft 36) may now be operated. The ends ofthisshaft36are rotatably mounted'in bearings 31 vand-'31a formed'inan end of the casing 2| .and a division-plate 38 respectively. The operating lever 23 is provided with an extension 39 thus forming a bell crank lever, the end of the extension 39 being connected to a spring 40 the other'endof which is connected at 46a to the casing 2| .to automatically return the manually operated lever 23 to the normal position. The operating handle 23 is manually operated by pulling it `vforwardly and downwardly and is automatically returned to its normal position by the spring 40. Rigidly secured to the division plate 38 is'a bracket 4I to which is pivotally secured at 42 .a specially yconstructed inverted U shaped member or saddle 43 aty each end of which is formed orrigidly secured a catch 44. Within the bend of the'inverted U shaped piece 43 is rigidly secured a face cam 45. The coin transferring arm I(Figures 8 and 9) normallylies within the inverted U shaped piece 43 and isrprovided with afstopi46 projecting from each side thereof and positioned `so that' they will engage with the catches 44 andnormally prevent -the movement of the lever -23. In'order to release the catches 44 from .engagement with the stops 46 and thus permit the operating lever to be moved and the coin 25 transferred from the bottom of the chute 26 to the-upper -portion ofthe coin receptacle 26a, the coin in moving'with the transferring arm 21a through the Ushapedpiece 43 will impinge against the face cam-45 andthereby raise the catches 44 on the pivot 42 and permit the stops 46 to pass beyond Ytheiri-respective catches 44. When the coin-passes the face cam 45 the inverted U shaped member 43 andthe catches 44 therein will gravitate to theirnormalvpositions and be maintained by yflats -41 .formed upon the underside of the rear .ends of the catches44 lwhich will then rest upon the upper surface of the bracket 4l. The completion of the downward movement of the operating lever 23 will bring the coin transferringA arm to the position shown at Figure 9 when thecoin will fall from the throat27 into the upper part ofthe coin receptacle 26a onto a trap member 48 having an inclined surface 48a down which it will slide until it strikes the inner face of a glazed Vaperture 49 in the casing 2l and through which latter the coin is visible exteriorly of the casing. The trap member 48 is pivoted at 58 .to .the sides ofthe coin receptacle 26a, and is maintained in its normal position with its lower edge impinging against the glazed face of the aperture 49'by means of a rod 5| one end of which ispiVOted-at 5|a to the trap member 48, the other end being loosely secured in a slot formed near the upper end of a plate 52, the lower end of which is hingedly secured at 53 to the base of the casing 2 I, The rod 5I is maintained in a forwardly thrust position by means of a spring 54 in tension, one end of such spring being secured at 55 to a side of the coin receptacle the other end being secured at 56 to the rod 5l. The rod 5i is provided with a collar 5l and a transverse pin 58 A to maintain its connection with the plate 52. The `object of this arrangement is to provide a means ceptacle 26a. It has been shown how the coin is transferred to the upper part of the receptacle 26a and it will now be shown how it is removed therefrom before the next coin enters. A cam lever 59 'isfrigidlysecuredto the/main shaft 36 at an angle tto the 'operating lever 23 such that as the shaft 36 is partly rotated by the manual movement ofthe operating lever 23 the cam lever 59 will strikethe upwardly projecting end of the plate 152 andmove it Vto the position shown by dottedlines at 52a (Figure 9) thereby moving the1rod5l .longitudinally ina rearward direction and :thus ,causing the trap member 48 to move on its pivot 58 away from the glazed aperture 49 andpermitting the'coin 25 to drop to the bottom ofthe .receptacle 26a. At this point the hinged plate t52iis released by the cam lever 59 and the spring 54 returns the trap member 48 and rod 5I and plate '52 to `their normal position before the coin carried by the transferring arm 21a is delivered into theupper part of the coin receptacle 26a. It will be seen, however, that the subsequent freturnof the cam lever 59 to its normal position=would cause it to strike the plate 52 and move it to the position shown by dotted lines at 5217 A(Figure v9) and `in order to return it to its normal position vin readiness for the next operation a ycompression spring '60 is interposed between-the collar 5l and the rod 52.

Itis an object of this invention to issue a share ticket (6I) each time the operating lever 23 is manually operatedand the mechanism for effecting this object is shown more particularly at Figures 11 and 12. The share tickets are superimposed one upon the other within a tubular-magazine'62 of rectangular shape in cross section and which may be provided with a wide slot .63 formed longitudinally throughout the entire` length of one side to facilitate the positioning of thetickets therein. At the bottom of the front and rear side ofthe magazine 62 is a transverse slot 64 (Figure-4) the width of which is sufficient to permit a share ticket 6I to pass freely through it. The magazine is fixed in a vertical position to a raised platform 65, whereon is formed or rigidly secured at one side of the magazine 62 a vertical bracket 66 to which is pivotally secured at or about its centre a rocking lever 61. To the lower end of the rocking lever 61 ispivotally secured one end of a link 68 from the vother end of which projects laterally and below the raisedplatform 65 an arm 69 which terminates in a block 69a; integral with or rigidly secured to the block 69m is a stud pin 'I8 which passes upwardly through a slot H in the raised platform 65 and is secured to a sliding drawer plate 12 .having an aperture therein to receive the lowermost ticket and adapted to be moved in the slot 64 by the rocking lever 61. The

upper end of the rocking lever 61 is connected by a link 13 toI one end of a lever 13a the other end of which is rigidly secured to the main shaft 35 so that as the latter is partly rotated by the manual operation of the lever 23 the stud pin 10 and with it the drawer plate 12 will' be caused to move along the slot 64, and the lowermost share ticket Sia is thereby ejected from the magazine 62 through the slot 64 from whence it enters a ticket chute 14 as shown by dotted lines in Figure 11.

The share ticket chute 14 normally lies in the inclined position shown at Figure 12 its forward end being mitred for that purpose; it is pivotally secured to a bracket bearing 15 rigidly secured to the base of the casing 2|, and its mitred end lies in register with an aperture 16 in the casing 2| and through which the ticket is ejected from the machine when the chute is raised to the inclined position shown at Figure 12. For the purpose lof raising the share ticket chute 14 from a horizontal position (Figure 11) to an inclined position (Figure 12) one end of a connecting rod 11 is pivotally secured at 18 to a side of the chute 14, its other end being pivotally secured to one end of a rod 19 arranged to slide longitudinally in a guide block 88 rigidly secured to a division plate 38a, the other end of the rod 19 being provided with an anti-friction roller 8| adapted to contact with the face of a cam 82 that is rigidly secured to the main shaft 36. The share ticket chute 14 is supported at its rear end, when lying in a horizontal position, by one or more rubber tipped buffers 83. The manual movement .of the operating lever 23 causes the cam 82 to move in an anti-clockwise direction thus permitting the chute 14 to gravitate to a horizontal position in order to receive the share ticket 6|a as it falls from the aperture in the draw plate 12 when the latter is pushed forward as previously explained.

The certificates 84 are temporarily secured in metal holders 85 that are stacked within a magazine 86 and continually fed to the top thereof by a plunger 81 which is connected to a pivoted lever 88 by means of a link 89 the lever 88 being pivotally mounted at 89a upon a bracket 98 secured to a raised base 9| at the bottom of the casing 2| (Figure 10). The lever 88 is controlled by a spring 92 in tension, one end of which is secured to the lever 88 the other end being se cured to the raised base 9|. One side of the magazine 86 is provided with an arcuate slot 93 to permit the connecting pin 94 to be moved up- 1 Wardly by the lever in order to raise the plunger 81 within the magazine. Another magazine 95 is positioned immediately behind the magazine 86 to receive the certificate holders 85 andcertiiicates 84 therein as they are removed from the magazine 86. The removal of the holders 85 and certificates 84 is effected by a spring actuated sliding arm 96. To the forward end .of the sliding arm 86 is articulated at 91 a hook 98 that engages with the edge of the uppermost certificate holder 85 when it has been moved to the limit of its forward movement. The movement of the hook 98 is limited in one direction by a stop 99 rigidly secured to the sliding arm 96. The sliding arm is housed in a tubular guide |88 that is mounted upon and secured to a platform |8| formed at the top of the magazine 95. The rear end of the sliding arm 96 is pivotally connected at |82 to one end of a link |83 the other end of which is pivotally connected at |84 to one end of a bell crank lever |85. The bell crank lever |85 is pivotally connected at |86 to a bracket |81 rigidly secured to a part of the casing 2|. 'Ihe other end of the bell crank lever |85 is provided with an anti-friction roller |88 adapted to engage with a cam |89 fixed to a shaft |58.

A spring has one end connected to the bell crank lever 85 the other passing around a grooved wheel |2 and its extremity secured at i i3 to a part of the casing 2| or any convenient iixture. The wheel ||2 is partly enclosed by the casing 4 to the sides of which is secured the shaft upon which it rotates.

It will'now be shown how rotary motion is imparted to the shaft ||8 and reference will be made more particularly to Figures 9 and l0. A lever is pivoted at or about its centre H6 to the division plate 38. Its lower end is provided with an anti-friction roller |1 and its upper end is connected at I8 to one end of a connecting rod ||9 the other end of which is pivoted at 28 to the outer end of a crank |2| which is rotatably mounted upon the shaft ||8. One end of the shaft ||8 is mounted in suitable bearings |22 (Figure 6) carried by the division plate 38 the other end being rotatably mounted in bearings |23 secured to the casing 2|. Fixed to the shaft ||8 adjacent to the crank I2! is a six-toothed ratchet wheel |24, the teeth of which are engaged by the pawl |25 that is pivotally secured at 26 to the crank |2|. Motion is imparted to the lever ||5 in order to move it from the position shown at Figure 8 to that shown at Figure 9 by a cam |21 that is iixed to the main shaft 36, each time the latter is partly rotated by the manual movement of the operating lever 23. This movement of the lever ||5 is transferred through the connectingrod H8 tothe crank |2|, pawl |25, ratchet Wheel |24 to the shaft I8 which is thereby moved through an arc of 60 vdegrees so that each complete rotation of the shaft ||8 will require six manual movements of the operating handle 23 and six share tickets will be ejected from the machine.

According to the construction of the machine selected to illustrate our invention six share tickets in each certicate are sold and a similar number of share tickets are issued in respect of each certificate but it will be obvious that by mechanical variations the machine could be arranged to., issue any predetermined number of share tickets in respect of each certificate.

The number of share tickets issued in respect of the certificate exhibited through the glazed aperture |51, is indicated by a numeral on an indicating roller as each share ticket is issued, i. e. |y 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 is shown by an indicating numeral on the indicating roller |28 that is secured to a shaft |29 which is mounted in bearings formed in brackets |38 rigidly secured to the casing.2|. The roller |28 may, however, be shown 8 to 5 inclusive but the share tickets issued will still be marked as explained. A sprocket wheel |3| (Figures 4 and 5) is fixed to the shaft |29 and is connected to another similar sprocket wheel |32 fixed to the shaft ||8 by means of an endless sprocket chain |33. The upper front portion of the casing 2| is provided with two glazed apertures |34 and |35 (Figure l) and the roller |28 (which may be provided with six ilat sides) is positioned horizontally and immediately behind these glazed apertures. The share ticket indicating numerals are placed around the roller and any one of these numerals will be visible through the smaller glazed aperture |34. The remainder of the roller |28 may be used for advertising purposes and the advertisen'ients will :be visible through the glazed :aperture 13.5.

According to this invention as each'share ticket is issued a definite marking such as Sold with or without the -addition of a numeral will be stamped across orupon-the face of the certificate exhibited through the glazed aperture |51. It will therefore be seen that'each certificate will have a `number of markings according to the predetermined number of certificates issued in respect of each certificate. Itwill now be shown how these markings are effected and how when the sale of thepredetermined number (six in this case) certificates is completed the certificate is removed to a concealed position and is replaced by another.

Mounted in bearings-|36 formed in brackets |31 that are rigidly secured to the platform l0l (Figures 5 and 10) is a cam Yroller |38. The cam roller |36 isrotated by means of a sprocket wheel |39 secured to the shaft of the cam roller |38 that is connected by an endless chain |40 to another sprocket wheel l`4| -xed to the shaft ll0. Six cams |42, l42a\, |421), l42c, |42d, l42e, are rigidly secured to and project radially from the cam roller |38 (Figure 10); they are equally spaced longitudinally (Figure 5) and are positioned at 60 degrees from-oneanother around the circumferential surface of the cam roller |38. Another pair of brackets |43 are secured upon the platform |0l and are provided with bearings to receive the respective ends of a shaft l45upon which are rotatably mounted six bent levers, |46, |46a, |461), |46c, l46d, |46e, (Figures 4 and 10) `at equal distances apart. A rubber or other suitable stamp l41-is secured to the forward end of each of the bent levers 14E-|466 inclusive; the other ends of these bent levers are adapted to be engaged sequentially by the respective cams |42-l42e inclusive, on the cam roller |38, and are each attached to the ends of springs |49, the other ends of which-are secured to the platform |0l. The partial rotation of the cam roller |38 will cause one of the cams |42-l42e to contact with the adjacent end of its respective bent lever |46 and in rotating with the roller |38 will cause the stamping lever |46 to rotate upon its shaft |45 and carry the stamp |41 through an arc to a position shown at Figure 10 where it is pressed upon the face of the share ticket for the purpose of making the necessary mark thereon. The stamps |41 will require to be inked for each mpression but an inking roller placed so as to roll over the surface of the stamp would prevent the return of the stamp to its normal position. Each is therefore provided with an arcuate guide |50 the forward end of which is fastened to the respective stamp and will movewith it (Figure 10). A pair of brackets |5| are secured upon the platform lill, and to each of the upper ends thereof are secured one end of swing arms |52 the other ends being secured to the respective ends of a shaft |53. Upon the shaft |53 are rotatably mounted six inking rollers |54 each of which is separated from the next adjacent inking roller by a distance piece |55 rotatably mounted upon the shaft |53. The arcuate guides |50 impinge against the distance pieces |55 as they move with their respective levers |46-|46e, and thus thrust the shaft |53 and inking rollers outwardly against the action of a spring |56 one end of which is secured to the arm or arms |52 and the other end to the respective brackets l5l.

It has been shown how the certificate is stamped each timea share ticket vis issued and it will vnow be shown how the sliding arm 96 is caused to operate after the final :stamping has been placed upon the certificate in order that the holder 85 'in which the certificate is held may be removed and the underlying certicate exposed to View through the glazed aperture |51 in the casing 2l. The normal position of the bell crank lever |05 is shown by dotted lines at Figure 10 and it has been explained how the shaft lll) *.is caused to rotate through an arc of degrees each time the operating lever 23 is manually moved. The rotation of the cam |09 with the shaft l l0 in the direction of the arrow will gradually thrust the anti-'friction roller |08 outwardly and in doing so will cause the bell crank lever |05 to move from the position shown in dotted lines to the position shown in full lines (Figure 10). The movement of the bell crank lever will cause the sliding rod 96 to move forwardly across the face of the exposed certificate 84 to a position where the hook 98 drops into eng-agement with the edge of the certiiicate hol-der 35. The final part of the sixth manual movement of the operating lever 23 (after the sixth stamping on the face of the certificate has been made) will bring the cam to a position where the spring lll is free to actuate the bell crank lever and its associated parts, causing it to return to the normal position .and in doing so slide the holder and certificate 84 therein to a position where it will drop into the magazine and be concealed from view. The lever 88 actuated by the spring 92 will force the stack of certificate holders and certificates therein upwardly as previously explained, thus positioning the uppermost certificate holder and certificate therein ready for the next cycle of operation.

The upper end of the plunger 81 may be provided with a disc on which may be printed such words as Machine Empty so that when the last certificate has been withdrawn the Words may be seen through the glazed aperture |51 to indicate to intending purchasers that the machine is not operating.

For the purpose of identifying the purchasers of share tickets each purchaser will Write his or her name and address upon the portion of a roll of paper |58 which is exposed through the Writing aperture 32. In order to support the writing desk |59 an inverted U shaped frame |60, (of which the writing desk |59 forms the upper limb) is rigidly secured to the division plate 38a. A pair of parallel guides |6l are secured to the writing desk |59 to form guides for the paper as it passes over the desk. The roll of paper |58 is secured upon a removable shaft |62 supported by the frame |60. The paper will pass from the roll |58 over the desk |59 thence over a roller |63 when it will fall to the bottom of the casing 2l. The roller |63 is secured to a shaft |64 rotatably mounted in the frame |60, the shaft |64 being provided at one end with a ratchet wheel |65. Intermittent motion is imparted to the shaft |64 by a crank |66 fixedto the main shaft 36 when the operating lever 23 is manually operated. One end of a connecting rod |61 is pivotally connected at |68 to the crank |66 the other end being pivotally connected at |69 to one end of an arm |10, the other end of which is rotatably mounted upon the shaft |64 (Figures 6 and 7). A pawl l1l is pivotally connected to the arm |10 and engages the teeth of the ratchet wheel |65. In order to grip the paper and draw it a predetermined distancefrom the roll |58 a pressure roller |12 is rotatably mounted between a pair of arms |13 that are pivotally secured at |14 to the frame |60, the arms |13 being further secured together by a tie rod |15. The pressure roller |12 is caused to press against the roller |63 by means of springs |16 one end of which is secured to the respective arms I 13 and the other end being connected to the frame |60.

It has been shown how the cover plate 30 (Figures 1, 2 and 3) automatically exposes the writing paper through the aperture 32 and it will now be shown how the cover plate is replaced during the issue of each share ticket. One end of a lever |11 is fixed to the main shaft 36 and the other end is provided with an anti-friction roller |18 that is axially parallel with the lever |11. When the shaft 36 is partly rotated by the operating lever 23 it will cause the lever |11 to move through an arc and in doing so the antifriction roller |18 will impinge upon a cam face |19 formed on a bracket |80 secured to the underside of the cover plate 30 (Figure 3) and cause the latter to slide against the action of the spring 33 to a position Where the aperture 32 is completely closed and the catch 29 moved to a position where it will be engaged and retained in that position by the catch 28a.

The share tickets in the magazine 62 are surmounted by a loose weight 8| which will gravitate as the share tickets are removed and when the last share ticket in the final certicate within the machine is ejected from the magazine its position in the drawer plate 12 will be occupied by the weight thus preventing any further movement of the drawer plate and its associated parts.

It will be understood that the share tickets will be marked and arranged in the proper order in the machine so as to correspond with the particular certicate in respect of which it is issued. It will also be understood that the roll |58 will be so marked to correspond with markings on each share ticket so as to enable the purchase of any p-articular share ticket to be verified.

We claim:

1. A machine for vending share tickets for certiiicates comprising means for exhibiting a certificate for which the share tickets are being issued, means freed by an inserted coin for issuing a share ticket, and means for moving the eX- hibited certiiicate to a position of concealment and replacing it by another when a predetermined number of share tickets have been issued.

2. A machine for vending share tickets for certicates as claimed in claim 1 and comprising means for printing upon the certicate exhibited the word Sold or other like marking each time a share ticket is issued.

3. A machine for vending share tickets for certificates as claimed in claim l, comprising a share ticket magazine, means including a manually operable lever for removing the share tickets separately and in sequential order from the magazine, and means for ejecting a share ticket each time the manually operated lever is moved manually in an arc in a forward or reverse direction respectively.

4. A machine for vending share tickets for certificates as claimed in claim 1, in which the exhibiting means for the certicates comprise a casing provided with a glazed aperture, means for holding each certiiicate within the casing, and means for moving each of sai-d holding means to a position where it may be viewed through the glazed aperture in the casing.

5. A machine for vending share tickets as claimed in claim l, comprising a casing having a glazed aperture, a plurality of certiicate holders in the casing, a magazine in the casing wherein the holders are stacked and the certificate in the uppermost holder being visible through the glazed aperture in the casing.

6. A machine for vending share tickets for certificates as claimed in claim 1 and comprising a casing having a glazed aperture, a plurality of certificate holders, mechanism wherein said holders are stacked, the certificate in the uppermost cable being visible through the glazed aperture, a receptacle positioned beside the stacking mechanism, a sliding rod provided with a hook adapted to engage with the uppermost certificate holder and slide said holder to a position where it will drop into the receptacle when a predetermined number of share tickets have been issued, and means for raising the stack of holders as each upper holder is removed therefrom.

WILLIAM JOHN DOHERTY. EDWIN FORBES GILFORD. 

